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Baby Names? Vintage?
Hmmmm a good observation but i have only pets so what does that say about me... They are Joey, grey cockatiel.. Named by my dh in 1983.. Yes that's right i have a 25 yo parrot.. Dh picked said name because he was not sure of the bird was male or female.. Joey works for both... Then there is...- Kassia
- Post #99
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
And an offshoot to polaroids.. Does anyone here actually still have, and use, a manual SLR camera? I have one but rarely use it but it sure does take good pictures.. My friend was just in Yellowstone and used hers the whole time.. For the really one ones out there, that's a camera that uses...- Kassia
- Post #94
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
I see them at our pharmacy chain stores so i know they still make them.. I also have a small one, funky colour, that i found at the book store Chapters. I use it when i go on holildays...- Kassia
- Post #93
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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would you live back in time?
Me too!!! BTW i love your avatar..... I grew up watching Columbo cause it was one of my Dad's favorite shows.. His favorite movies were spaghetti westerns with Clint Eastwood.. I am sure he's memorized a few of them by now....- Kassia
- Post #71
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
See, i didn't know that!! I haven't looked for a car since i bought my Mitsubishi in June 2003...- Kassia
- Post #69
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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would you live back in time?
Sorry about the confusion about the word Causasian.. I find it very sad that in the 21 st century we are still reduced to dividing the world up by ethnic, racial and religious bias... We are ALL Human Beings and bleed the same colour blood... The only difference really is gender.. To that...- Kassia
- Post #70
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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would you live back in time?
Ummm why not save a step and swim with your dirty clothes on?- Kassia
- Post #58
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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would you live back in time?
What was so special about new years eve '99? I do recall it and it was not the big blow out it was supposed to be.. Same as all other years and the world did not end because our computers were all supposed to die... Akkk.. Much ado about nothing.. I missed half the 60s and half the 70's...- Kassia
- Post #57
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
Hahaaaa, my Dad's a civil engineer and he still has the one he used at university.. So what happens to all these modern electornics when there is no power or all the batteries are dead? Who is left that know how to use a slide rule or an adding machine? That is something that actually...- Kassia
- Post #57
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
Ok so speaking of craftmanship then we also need to get our schools, highschools and colleges to teach kids the trades.. We need auto mechanics, plumbers, welders, machinists, auto body workers, stucco and cement workers, carpenters and framers.... And i am sure there are alot more trades...- Kassia
- Post #56
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
We still have pay phones in Canada... In fact i wish cell phones would be come obsolete.. They are bloody annoying things.. The last thing i want to do is listen to somebody have a conversation in the bathroom.. YECK.. I don't think cd's will go away just yet... Since mp3 need to be...- Kassia
- Post #54
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
Ok so in BC Canada we recycle all our bottles and beverage containers with the exception of milk jugs and smaller containers.. We have places called Encorp and they are usually attached to a grocery store where you take everything back.. Aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottle, tetra pacs...- Kassia
- Post #53
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
Avalon Dairy, here in Vancouver BC, still uses glass bottles.. And as far as i know still does home delivery... In think in the future you will see more beverages going back into glass bottles as we learn about the environmentally unfriendly aspects of plastics.. Did you know it takes...- Kassia
- Post #51
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
My dad still has a rotary dial phone.. When it came time to give it back to the phone company he begged them to let him keep it.... It sits on the table, beside his computer, in my parents dining room... Dime stores seem to have been replaced with Loonie, or as you call them in the USA...- Kassia
- Post #49
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
Hmmm i know a few doctors that still make house calls but as you say it is very rare.. My Mom is housebound now and her doctor comes if she really needs it.. She also has home visits from the nurses association when she needs her flu shot done in the fall... And my doctor still delivers...- Kassia
- Post #46
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
Bac-A-Belt Kits. You used to be able to find them at any notions counter, and they were invaluable for making matched belts and covered buckles for dresses. And then about ten years ago, they simply didn't exist anymore, and now nobody in the fabric department even knows what they are. Wax...- Kassia
- Post #44
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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would you live back in time?
I would have died when i was 14 years old... So NO i would not live before my time... I like the modern world, thank you very much...- Kassia
- Post #17
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Chas
Can't help you there but nice to see a "neighbor" on the forum!! I am across the river in Pitt Meadows...- Kassia
- Post #2
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Vintage-Inspired clothing lines
Ohhh the red one is very pretty, might be a good dance dress for me... Here i go off to look at the web site.....- Kassia
- Post #541
- Forum: The Powder Room
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What are you listening to?
Up late at night, not tired and listening to Elton John...
